Batavia Lifestyle
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Volunteer at Bliss Woods work day Feb. 22Feb 16, 2020 10:00 pm - A habitat restoration work day will be held at Bliss Woods Forest Preserve from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Feb. 22. They will be targeting honeysuckle and other invasive w...
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Level by level, Strawflower renovation brings changes to downtown GenevaFeb 16, 2020 6:20 am - The "renovation sale" and "for sale" signs in the display windows at Strawflower Shop & Rug Merchant may confuse passersby. Still, they represent precisely what owners M...
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Goodly Creatures to present 'An Ideal Husband' at Elgin Arts ShowcaseFeb 13, 2020 6:10 am - A dinner party goes off the rails as rich and powerful people deal with political corruption, personal scandal and romance in "An Ideal Husband," a classic comedy presen...
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Aquascape Foundation provides clean water to students in UgandaFeb 12, 2020 10:00 pm - A team of Aquascape Foundation volunteers installed a 32,000-gallon rainwater harvesting system at Master Cares Christian School in Kyotera, Uganda the week of Jan. 6. ...
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CHIP IN Batavia taking donations for annual Prom Dress Giveaway March 21Feb 11, 2020 10:00 pm - CHIP IN Batavia and the Batavia Public Library will host the seventh annual Prom Dress Giveaway on Saturday, March 21, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. There will be hundreds of d...
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From Myanmar to DuPage: A Valentine's Day love storyFeb 11, 2020 10:00 pm - Feb. 14 has a special meaning for a refugee family in DuPage County. Valentine's Day signifies more than the wedding anniversary of Lian Mung and Sian Nu, a young couple...
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Healing to Healthy receives grant from Community Foundation of the Fox River ValleyFeb 10, 2020 10:00 pm - Healing to Healthy received a $2,000 grant from The Community Foundation of the Fox River Valley under the fall 2019 grant cycle. The grant will allow the organization t...
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Batavia Brotherhood Banquet brings men together to share faithFeb 10, 2020 10:00 pm - Many churches have groups where men come together for fellowship and to share their faith. You'll often find churches offering a men's breakfast or an early morning Bibl...
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'Band nerd for life': How Batavia teacher's lessons use 'Old Town Road,' basketballFeb 10, 2020 5:00 am - On a Wednesday morning before school, Lisa Hatfield stands in front of her fifth-grade band ensemble and leads the roughly 90 students in rehearsing the song “Old Town R...
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Tips from a top teacher: Lisa Hatfield, Batavia Unit District 101Feb 10, 2020 5:00 am - Lisa Hatfield's energy and passion for music is contagious throughout Batavia Unit District 101, parents and colleagues say. In her eighth year teaching fifth-grade band...